As the population of the Hai tribe increased, food became scarce again. Fortunately, they lived by the river and could make a living by fishing. If they caught fish in baskets, they could harvest more.
Hard times? They would pass if we just endured. Wasn't it common for primitive people to suffer from hunger? The only consolation was that the Hai tribe had salt, so they wouldn't starve to death.
Even so, Ma Yue felt a little regretful. The expansion this time was a bit too strong, especially the gap in fur clothing was too big. With 2,000 new people, when would the gap in furs be filled?
Damn it! Never mind. There are so many leaders in the Sea Tribe, why should I worry about it alone?
Besides, didn't primitive people in the past stay in caves during the winter and do nothing? As long as the production of crude salt is sufficient, I believe the losses caused by staying in caves during the winter will not be too great.
There are already many large concrete basins and stoves on the beach, and the regular salt-making team has more than 300 people. There is no other way, the population of the sea tribe is too large, and they all need salt.
The two branches and two villages of the Hai tribe are not near the sea, so they can only rely on the headquarters to support crude salt for their survival.
No matter what, it has to remain stable for a few years and cannot expand any further.
Ma Yue rested soundly in the cave of Stone City for several days. Apart from eating and sleeping, the two priests and the water insect leader took care of everything else.
After finally making it to summer and harvesting the first crop of radishes, Ma Yue felt somewhat relieved. Although the wildebeest population at headquarters had decreased significantly, the 60 acres of radish cultivation had remained healthy.
More than 100,000 kilograms of radishes were gradually pickled into salted radish strips by the Hai tribe. Of course, the pickled radishes have to go through a drying process, which will reduce the weight a lot. The approximate ratio is six to one, and roughly more than 20,000 kilograms of salted radishes can be harvested.
This is also good. This thing is super good for conserving energy.
The Hai Tribe headquarters, two branches, and two villages all need to be allocated. There are over 3,000 people. Of course, such a good thing is mainly allocated to able-bodied men. You don't do the hard work, and you still eat salted radish strips with chicken feathers? How dare you?
Fortunately, Jungle Branch 1 also harvested 50 acres of radishes that summer. This was the fruit of their hard work. Not only did they not need assistance from headquarters, they also had a large surplus for trading.
The headquarters sent coarse salt, which was first dried into salted radish in a branch in the jungle, and then some of it was transported back to the headquarters.
"Go ahead and bring back more wildebeests." With 'Hai' here, there's no need to withdraw Wu Qi from the jungle branch. Hai, do you still like trading?
"Don't worry, there are so many salted radishes..." Hai vowed to complete the task.
The trading ratios for Salted Radish and Sun City are roughly the same, so the changes won't be significant. The pressure from the sea isn't great either.
Sure enough, just as Ma Yue expected, Bai Pi also followed Hai's trading team. This pair of dogs must be having an affair, hehe!
Excellent! With this virtuous cycle, Lianghe Village will follow in the footsteps of Jungle Branch 1 in the future, with radish production increasing. Isn't the future bright?
"Bird, good job!"
After cultivation trials, garlic was finally cultivated successfully. Although the garlic stems did not emerge, garlic sprouts were still produced.
What a great green food.
In the past, having only sunflower greens was a bit monotonous, so Ma Yue beautifully ordered two plates of fried eggs with garlic sprouts, and invited the "kitchen's" child and "bird" to have dinner together, as a reward for these two great contributors to making garlic and garlic sprouts.
"You charlatan, fried pork with green onions is still delicious!" The children in the kitchen were almost all concentrating on making fried pork with green onions, and were not very interested in fried eggs with garlic sprouts.
Okay, you're a kid, it's normal to like eating meat.
It's just garlic sprouts. Garlic can only be harvested in late autumn. Don't worry, it will be there sooner or later.
Ma Yue had originally planned to continue plowing in Lianghe Village next year, but during the spring plowing season, headquarters had no plans to expand the cultivated land area. So, if he helped Jungle Branch 1 complete the spring plowing, the wildebeest plows would be idle. So, a large number of wildebeest plows rushed to Lianghe Village.
Anyway, the growing period of radish is not long. If we plant radish in the arable land of Lianghe Village, we can harvest a season of radish, right?
Therefore, after the struggle of the wildebeest army, a large amount of arable land appeared in Lianghe Village, totaling one hundred acres, where radishes were planted. It is estimated that before late autumn, Lianghe Village will be able to harvest a large number of radishes.
The general plan is to no longer expand the arable land area of the headquarters, and to ensure two seasons of radish harvest for the headquarters and the Jungle Branch; Lianghe Village can at least guarantee one season of harvest, which is good, so as to avoid rushing and slacking.
Lianghe Village has a population of over a thousand. With so many people, if they don’t farm, wouldn’t that be a waste of manpower?
The wildebeests of the Hai Tribe have a very hard life. They serve as mounts for the cavalry in wartime and plow the fields in peacetime. "Corn, please grow some soon! At least reward the wildebeests for their hard work!"
After the corn is crushed and mixed with grass, wildebeests love to eat it. It is nutritious and of course can ensure physical strength, right?
With insufficient corn planting area, Ma Yue decided to ensure that all the corn was available for the wildebeests. With ten acres of land, if successful, he could harvest at least five thousand kilograms of corn, right? That would at least alleviate the wildebeests' nutritional needs.
Later, as the number of wildebeests increased, more corn fields were opened up in Jungle Branch 1 and Lianghe Village.
Sure enough, just as autumn began, Lianghe Village had a bumper harvest of radishes! Haha! Over 200,000 kilograms of radishes!
Hai and Baipi's Sun City caravan set out again. Now that they had salted dried radishes, they of course had to go to Sun City to exchange them for wildebeests. The more wildebeests, the better. The more wildebeests, the more radishes the Hai tribe would have.
The radishes in Lianghe Village are harvested, and now the land is being plowed. The wildebeest army has arrived again. What are they doing? Green onions can survive the winter, so why not plant them first? Anyway, it won't delay anything.
Grassland Branch 2 is a bit jealous. White Eagle is here as a representative. Grassland Branch 2 isn't far from headquarters, so we can definitely grow a season of radishes, right? We can't always rely on headquarters for relief, can we?
OK! Ma Yue agreed readily. Let’s talk about it next year. This year is too late.
Bai Ying said again, why not hurry up? It's only autumn now, so plant some green onion seeds first, they can survive the winter, right?
Well, just as we finished cultivating the land in Lianghe Village, the wildebeest army headed straight for the second branch of the grassland...
It seems I was a bit too subjective when I initially decided to focus on animal husbandry in the second grassland division. If we could also farm, what's the harm? At least, wouldn't it be enough to grow carrots and scallions? So, let's just farm.
Looking at it this way, isn’t the prospect quite pessimistic? Having a large population also has its advantages. Can’t they all take care of the farmland?
In today's Hai tribe, the able-bodied men no longer have much potential for cultivating the land, and their efficiency is far lower than that of the wildebeest plow.
Aside from tending the crops, able-bodied men spent the majority of their time engaged in construction and hunting. These tasks were arranged by tribal leaders and village chiefs; in short, they were never idle. The labor force was arranged as rationally as possible.
Ma Yue was not worried about not being able to sell the salted dried radish. Even if he couldn't sell it, his own tribe would just eat it. By then, everyone, young or old, male or female, would have salted dried radish to eat, which would be even better.
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